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microtransmitter

microtransmitter noun: a very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc.

Noun

microtransmitter (plural microtransmitters)

  1. A very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc.
    • The first of its kind, the microtransmitter can, with the proper crystals and an external oscillator tank circuit, radiate at up to 150 MHz.1973, Electronic Design - Volume 21, Issues 1-6, page 73
    • When Fidel unveiled your work as an alleged CIA agent. he specifically mentioned the task the US intelligence services had given you to place a microtransmitter in Comrade Osmani Cienfuegos' office.1978, Covertaction Information Bulletin - Issues 1-7, page 18

Forms of microtransmitter

pluralmicrotransmitters

Origin of microtransmitter

From micro- + transmitter.

Questions about microtransmitter

What does microtransmitter mean?
Microtransmitter means a very small transmitter, such as those used for medical instruments, electronic surveillance, etc.
What part of speech is microtransmitter?
Microtransmitter is a noun.
What is the plural of microtransmitter?
The plural of microtransmitter is microtransmitters.

Words near microtransmitter in the dictionary

  1. microtransducers
  2. microtransfused
  3. microtransfusion
  4. microtransfusions
  5. microtransit
  6. microtransmitter
  7. microtransmitters
  8. microtransplantation
  9. microtransponder
  10. microtransponders
  11. microtrap

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